Progynova 2mg tablets

Țară: Regatul Unit

Limbă: engleză

Sursă: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Ingredient activ:

Estradiol valerate

Disponibil de la:

DE Pharmaceuticals

Codul ATC:

G03CA03

INN (nume internaţional):

Estradiol valerate

Dozare:

2mg

Forma farmaceutică:

Oral tablet

Calea de administrare:

Oral

Clasă:

No Controlled Drug Status

Tip de prescriptie medicala:

Valid as a prescribable product

Rezumat produs:

BNF: 06040101

Prospect

PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
PROGYNOVA
®
2 MG TABLETS
(estradiol valerate)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE
BECAUSE IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
•
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
•
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
•
This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same
as yours.
•
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This
includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See
section
4.
The name of your medicine is Progynova 2 mg Tablets, but will be
referred to as Progynova throughout the remainder of this leaflet.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
WHAT PROGYNOVA IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE PROGYNOVA
MEDICAL HISTORY AND REGULAR CHECK-UPS
DO NOT TAKE PROGYNOVA
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
HRT AND CANCER
EFFECTS OF HRT ON HEART OR CIRCULATION
BLOOD CLOTS IN A VEIN (THROMBOSIS)
HEART DISEASE (HEART ATTACK)
STROKE
OTHER CONDITIONS
OTHER MEDICINES AND PROGYNOVA
LABORATORY TESTS
PREGNANCY AND BREAST-FEEDING
DRIVING AND USING MACHINES
PROGYNOVA CONTAINS LACTOSE MONOHYDRATE AND SUCROSE
3.
HOW TO TAKE PROGYNOVA
ABOUT THE PACK
WHEN TO START
IF YOU TAKE MORE PROGYNOVA THAN YOU SHOULD
IF YOU FORGET TO TAKE PROGYNOVA
IF YOU STOP TAKING PROGYNOVA
IF YOU NEED TO HAVE SURGERY
4.
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS
5.
HOW TO STORE PROGYNOVA
6.
CONTENTS OF THE PACK AND OTHER INFORMATION
1.
WHAT PROGYNOVA IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
WHAT PROGYNOVA IS
Progynova is a Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). It contains the
female hormone, oestrogen. Your ovaries gradually make less of this
hormone as you get older and will no longer produce it after you have
been through the menopause. Progynova can be used in peri- and
postmenopausal women.
WHAT PROGYNOVA IS USED FOR
RELIEF OF SYMPTOMS OCCURRING AFTER MENOPAUSE
During the menopause, the amount of the oestrogen produced by a
wom